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Baby teeth has white stains
My one year old baby has white stains on his upper teeth below gumline. I have also not started tooth paste yet for him although a fellow parent has asked to start with a fluoride free toothpaste. Now I am concerned that this may be decay and he needs a fluoride toothpaste. What should I do?
Hi,
White stains on the teeth could be fluorosis due to excessive fluoride maybe in in local water water that you drink or flouride toothpaste decay is normally black ,brown
It is also common in young children when new teeth are growing
Next Steps
do not worry as they are the primary teeth and stains are harmless
however moniter those stains and attach a picture if possible
i hope this was helpful to you
Dr. Prachi Lalji
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Thats the first sign of decay, your child is developing "early childhood caries". You need to visit a pediatric dentist at the earliest for a proper examination. At this stage the decay can be arrested. The pediatric dentist will counsel you regarding diet and oral hygiene habits. If you ignore it at this stage, it will rapidly spread to all the other teeth as and when they erupt into the mouth.
Next Steps
visit a pediatric dentist
Health Tips
brush the teeth twice daily with a rice grain smear of toothpaste.
clean the teeth with clean cotton dipped in water after each feed/meal.
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